The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2121
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2453
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.31° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.64° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.